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Advantages of Trading Forex

27/03/2016 | Maps IG

There are several advantages of the Forex market over some other types of financial trading.

-Forex market is open 24 hours a day, unlike the regular stock or commodity markets.

-Low Capital Requirements.

-Forex is also one of the most liquid markets: When trading currencies on the spot forex market you have full control of your capital, meaning that you can buy and sell your positions anytime during market open period.

-High Leveraging: In Forex, with a small amount of money, you can control bigger market positions using the leverage or margin trading.

-Two Way Trading: Forex traders can be profitable in bullish or bearish market conditions, unlike Stock market where the traders need stock prices to rise in order to take a profit, since short-selling is a subject to strict limits in stock exchanges. Forex traders can make a profit during both uptrends and downtrends

-The Forex market can be traded anytime and anywhere. As long as you have access to a computer and internet, you have the ability to trade the Forex market.

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Trading foreign exchange, spot precious metals and any other product on the Forex platform involves significant risk of loss and may not be suitable for all investors. Prior to opening an account with MAPSIG, consider your level of experience, investment objectives, assets, income and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not speculate, invest or hedge with capital you cannot afford to lose, that is borrowed or urgently needed or necessary for personal or family subsistence. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.